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The Register CitizenFri, 09 Dec 2016 09:20:26 -050060TORRINGTON >> A city man was rushed to a hospital late Thursday after his truck slammed into a tree in northern Torrington.

The man, 47, was initially thought to have life-threatening injuries after the crash, which happened at about 11:30 p.m. on Winsted Road near Tarlton Street.

The man was taken to Waterbury Hospital, police spokesman Detective Kevin Tieman said early Friday in a press release.

]]>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 07:58:08 -0500201612090758082016-12-09T07:58:08-05:002016-12-09T07:58:08-05:00HARTFORD >> The Board of Regents for Higher Education is extending an employment contract for Mark Ojakian an additional three years as president of the Connecticut State College and University System.

The board also voted Thursday to remove the term "interim" from his title.

]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:11:47 -0500201612081511472016-12-08T15:11:47-05:002016-12-08T15:11:47-05:00Families whose children have intellectual or developmental disabilities gathered Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building with a variety of messages for the state Department of Developmental Services.

Many, like Judy Klemba, whose 54-year-old son, Mark, is in a state-run group home, are opposed to the state's efforts to turn about 40 group homes over to private, nonprofit companies.

]]>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:12:40 -0500201612061812402016-12-06T18:12:40-05:002016-12-06T18:12:40-05:00Hartland >> The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation has awarded a grant in the amount of $1,920 to the Hartland Land Trust, according to a press release issued by the trust's members this week.

This grant will support completing a baseline study of the land trust's Bassett-Kell Preserve in West Hartland.

]]>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:38:50 -0500201612051938502016-12-05T19:38:50-05:002016-12-05T19:38:50-05:00NEW HAVEN >> A light coating of snow is falling across Connecticut, prompting dozens of school districts around the state to delay the start of classes.

"He has every kind of train you can think of," said his grandmother Jessie Work of Waterbury. "Electric Thorn Hill, the Polar Express, you name it."

Work said that for six years, her grandson has sat at two antique tables with his engineer's hat on, building N-scale model train sets.

]]>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 20:34:11 -0500201612032034112016-12-03T20:34:11-05:002016-12-03T20:34:11-05:00To put it succinctly, some people driving on our streets and highways are out of control and something needs to be done to rein them in.

The holidays are supposed to bring joy but for some families in Connecticut, that joy has turned into despair as motorists driving recklessly or speeding on highways have claimed the lives of their loved ones.

]]>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:53:23 -0500201612031815372016-12-03T17:53:23-05:002016-12-03T18:15:37-05:00MIDDLETOWN >> State police are warning people not to walk or stand on the shoulders of Connecticut roads and highways after two pedestrians died Thursday after being hit by vehicles.

Authorities are trying to discourage motorists from stopping on the shoulder ahead of the Christmas holiday travel season, which is one of the deadliest on the road.

Felix is described as a white female with black hair and brown eyes. She stands about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 220 pounds.

Authorities say she went missing Thursday. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a green jacket.

]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:33:14 -0500201612020833142016-12-02T08:33:14-05:002016-12-02T08:33:14-05:00As co-chairwoman of the legislature's Appropriations Committee, I have a central role to play in forming our state's budget. Yet I have never been totally happy with the result.

No one is, because need always dwarfs resources. That does not mean, however, that we resign ourselves to inadequacy.

]]>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:08:00 -0500201612011208002016-12-01T12:08:00-05:002016-12-01T12:08:00-05:00NEW MILFORD >> Authorities say a woman has died in a fire at her New Milford home.

Police say the flames were spotted by a neighbor shortly after noon on Tuesday. Officers identified the victim as 52-year-old Valerie Miller.

]]>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:11:55 -0500201611301711552016-11-30T17:11:55-05:002016-11-30T17:11:55-05:00STONY BROOK, N.Y. >> It's become a hallmark of terror attacks and school shootings: the fateful minutes or hours when the wounded are hunkered down, waiting for the violence to play out and for help to arrive.

]]>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:34:18 -0500201611301134182016-11-30T11:34:18-05:002016-11-30T11:34:18-05:00Robert Hunter was raped in the Navy when he was 19, a memory he repressed for 32 years. When the memory returned, he drank heavily and endured mental health problems.

After receiving help from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, he decided to build "something good from something horrible" and bring attention to men who are sexually assaulted in the military.

]]>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:44:21 -0500201611291919282016-11-29T08:44:21-05:002016-11-29T19:19:28-05:00HARTFORD >> Some Connecticut highway crews will be using a new type of snowplow this winter that can clear snow and ice from two full lanes in a single pass.

The three tow-behind plows were unveiled Tuesday.

The 26-foot-wide plows are towed behind a state Department of Transportation truck.

]]>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 15:03:01 -0500201611291503012016-11-29T15:03:01-05:002016-11-29T15:03:01-05:00Connecticut Magazine did research to find this year's list of the state "great places to work." The staff came up with the list independently - "unlike similar articles you may have seen in other publications, there were no fees required to be considered." The staff sought suggestions via the magazine, its website and social media, talked to employment professionals and researched top companies in the region.]]>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:49:10 -0500201611291449102016-11-29T14:49:10-05:002016-11-29T14:49:10-05:00